TGIF: APPRECIATING THE WILD

“They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they go to lie down, unburden their wrinkled gray bodies, and soar away, light spirits at the end.” ― Robert McCammon, Boy's

A few weekends back we had our annual team building at the Voi Wildlife Lodge.
It boarders the expansive Tsavo East National Park.
One of the animal's watering spots was by the hotel. We got to see the animals so close.
You become one with nature.
I love the wild. I am so glad i was born in Africa!!

I am intrigued by elephants. They are large but they are so emotional.
You better treat an elephant right because they have EXCLLENT memory and they hold grudges for years!
They will remember you years later by your scent/smell.
If you were good to them they hug you with their trunk, raise you in the air and carry you around on their tusks. It's their way of saying . "My friend! how i missed you!!"

If you were cruel to an elephant, WOE unto you. It will trumple the life out of you.

Another thing of interest, is that Elephants bury their dead!! Yes! they hold funerals for their dearly departed.
They sing..more like blow out sounds using their trunks. They weep and wail. They dig up a grave, roll the dead in it, and throw soil over the grave.

How cool!!

Happy Weekend Folks.

 

BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT

2 Corinthians 5:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
⁷ For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Blindfold surprise by Phil JonesPhotography

There has been something about the month of November.
One constant lesson has been re-playing OVER & OVER & OVER.

Just because you do not see it does not mean IT HAS NOT HAPPENED !!

I have come to learn there is something i now call BLINDFOLD SURPRISES.
Well, this in my new understanding is when things happen even when you cannot see it.
Some things do not necessarily manifest 100% on the spot. Its a process that is supposed to strengthen our faith and not dampen it contrary to popular belief.

A few years ago, i read an incredible story of a visually impaired man who could tell color by touch.
Yes! Just by touching anything of color he knew if it was blue or yellow or white.
I have seen things of color all my life and even with the lights off i cannot tell what color a thing is.

I have experienced a lot of blind surprises lately. Honestly, walking in faith takes a whole lotta FAITH & TRUST. Being a very logical person does interfere with Faith and Trust alot. *work in progress*

Believing when you cannot see stretches my faith muscles so hard i can see six pack forming. lolThe Bible requires of us to walk by faith because what we see is so limiting. God can do above and beyond what we can ask for or imagine. Faith begins where when we cannot see or touch or ask for or think of. It begins wher the natural meets the supernatural.
When Christ on the cross declared it was finished in the natural he was hanging on a cross lifeless. some were depressed because they thought he is gone.. it's over! Lets mourn him. The natural was so limiting.

The phrase it is finished was above and beyond what we could imagine. He had accomplished God's purpose. He had defeated the devil, death, poverty, sickness and all sorts of  earthly viles.

I do not know how far your faith and trust levels have been stretched?? But just because you cannot see does not mean it has not happened. Keep the faith. Keep trusting.

CHANGES.

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Just Another MMM… Day!

 
Our offices are currently under renovation. It resembles nothing less than a construction site!
I wake up not knowing what to expect??
It's all about change!
Talks of a merger are also headlining across the office corridors.
We are merging with three other organizations similar to us.
It's all about change, i tell you!
I am sure of ONLY one thing this year ... i am sure of CHANGE!
 Work on the other hand has NEVER been busier!
I can hardly come up for air! As soon as am finished with one thing, something else is waiting to get done!
Thank God It's Friday!
With all the make-overs happening around me, i feel the need for personal change too.
Am on project #GetNewGlasses. Am excited about my next pair!! :))
Cat's Eye Glasses.. Whoop! Whoop!

ION, i have lost a whooping 12Kgs since November of last year. A wardrobe change beckons. yaaaas!

I saw a picture of myself the other day and i thought, WOOOW! you look SMALL-ER! i could barely recognize my much slimmer face!!
Thank You LORD for the weight loss miracle. Yes! i did not stutter, i said weight loss MIRACLE.
All i did was pray and ask God for a weight loss MIRACLE. And the results show.
He is ABLE to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we could ask or think! Jehovah is his name.

Happy Weekend folks :))

SHORT STORY II

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.  ― Albert Einstein

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I Digress a little .. TGIF! The smell of freshly cut grass permeates through the office windows.
I loooove the smell of freshly cut grass!! Makes me want to take off my shoes run outside and dive into that mound of freshly cut grass. Roll in it until the little girl in me is satisfied. *sigh*
Short Story II.

AN INTERVIEW, A MIRACLE

Finally it was here.

She had waited on this for too long.

Having worked as an intern for two long years, doing all sorts of intern duties including baby-sitting the reception, a task she was never comfortable with.

The time had come and the interviews had been scheduled.

"Thank You Lord!" was all she could manage from the bottom of her greatful heart. As words failed her.

She went on a reading spree. Gathering all relevant and necessary information about her roles and duties from the past two years, the company background and all information pertaining to her area of specialization.

Interviews are never easy. Especially considering this was her very first interview.

On the morning of the big day, She came dressed to occupy that vacancy. Leaving nothing to chance.

She came in an hour earlier. To settle down, do some last minute reading and go through her checklist to put her documents in order; which She remembered were tacked away safely in an envelope, in her office locker.
She confidently pulled open the locker and to her amazement, the envelope was empty. With less than an hour left before the interview.
She made frantic calls home, asking the help to turn the house upside down in order to find the missing documents. Nothing was found.

*inspired by true events*